title: Human path navigation in a three-dimensional world.
abstract: Jeffery et al. propose a non-uniform representation of three-dimensional space during navigation. Fittingly, we recently revealed asymmetries between horizontal and vertical path integration in humans. We agree that representing navigation in more than two dimensions increases computational load and suggest that tendencies to maintain upright head posture may help constrain computational processing, while distorting neural representation of three-dimensional navigation.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barnett-Cowan
authors.forename: Heinrich H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Bülthoff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D013037:Spatial Behavior